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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dltsrq, post: 8336728, member: 75482&quot;]I was wondering when this would come up. When I studied museum work as part of my anthropology major decades ago, deaccession was one of the more sensitive topics. It&#039;s never taken lightly and is a last resort. Museums are typically nonprofit educational institutions, often surviving on a shoestring budget. I have heard that the pandemic has been hard on museums, many of which were closed to the public for extended periods.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was taught that the best policy is to never accept conditional donations and to make it clear to the donor that the items donated will be used in the institution&#039;s best interest going forward, whatever that may be.</p><p><br /></p><p>In most cases, those who genuinely want to benefit an institution will do the most good by selling their collection and donating the proceeds.</p><p><br /></p><p>[edited][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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